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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14

OF physiology and disease to prescribe sim,
pie remedies for ailments and accidents,
though this should never prevent her from
sending for regular physician when she
has reason to suspect serious illness.
Another point 10 be avoided is indis-
criminate dosing. One is very apt to fall
into this error ii one ls the possessor of IL
cute little homeopathic medicine chest. 1t
is easy to order little sugar coated pellets
for all the ills that flesh is heir to, until it
becomes regular habit. The less mcdi-
cine one takes the better, sugar.coatel or
otherwise.
In the closet where medicines are kept
one should always have sponges, lint,
bandages, and plaster. As soon as any
material gives out il should be promptly
replaced, or it may result in serious incon-
venience. There are few poisons which
need to be kept in the family materia
medica, for many time honored remedies
OF a poisonous nature may be replaced
with some drug equally useful and less
dangerous. Whenever poison is kept it
should have the most eiiicacious antidote
written OF printed on the label. Some
druggists do this they all ought to-but
ii the seller neglecta this, the purchaser
should mark the bottle thus: Iodine
Poison: antidote, while of egg. In the
country, q mother is most often called
upon 10 dress cuts, insect bites, etc., and
in addition to this, she should familiarize
herself with the proper treatment for sun
stroke and apparent arownings. 1t is !.
pity every woman cannot join tie eMer-
gency classes giving instruction in first aid
TO the injured, but the family physician
will generally be ready with information
about simple ailments, and will be the best
person to consult when stocking ones
medicine. chest
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14

the COW. He would draw the milk in
the open air and thus have 1t thoroughly
oxygenated. When tho cows are MIXED in
the same air in which they stand, the milk
will be bad, but if MIXED in fresh dir the
trouble will be obviated.
The instinct of q fowl leads it to
scratch, even in feeding on heapof whole
grain. This causes it to stop eating long
enough to swallow. We give fowls too
much at time, and this causes them to
stuff themselves SO as to injure their crops
If fed dampened meal. A little whole grain
scattered among straw will make poultry
scratch for what they get and conduce to
their healthfulness.
A VERAIoNTER tells how he conquered o.
kicking COW, as follows: II tied her short
in the stable, and, lifting one of her FORE
feet SO th:t the knee would be bent up
close, made loop of small rope that
would slip easily over the knee and up on
her leg when SO bent. holding the foot up
from the ground. After so adjusting the
loop would slip q small round stick in
between the rope and the joint Of her knee
so that the loop would not come off. She
had to stand on three legs, for if she
moved down she would CO."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
The Soldier Poet.

To the credit of the poet. be it said,
he was to be found in the ranks of the
Union defenders, and his productions
not unfrequently were q source of nc
little amusement.
A case that inspired the muse oc.
Cured at Berry's Landing, Tenn.
Colonel Sloan, it seems, had become
involved in some slight difficulty with
various members Of one Of the compa-
MES under his command relative to a
hog which had disappeared. The
owner entered complaint to the Col
onel relative to the matter, and it was
talked Of considerably. The result
was that one morning a neatly formed
grave was to be seen in conspicuous
place near the camp. It had head
and foot board, and on the former were
the following lines:
This SOW has died without Il moan
Beneath the nose of Colonel Sloan;
Charged by men on murder bent
She breathel her Inst close by his tent.
In digging her grave we've done our best,
While the vile nsurderers We're under arrest.
So neutly buried by Company G,
For in this world her troubles DER
She was Il SOW, but Sloan IL BORE
Reader, tread lightly DER her head,
For it ehe gasps, by Thunder, you're dead.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
FORESTRY.
PiUlltiny Trees.

Spring is the best time to plant trees,
and the land should be plowed in the fall.
IL the spring harrow the ground ans'
dress it Us we'll as you you would for a
good crop of corn. The last of April or
the first of May trees are delivered. They
should be heeled in at once on arrival, if
not able to put them out Immediately.
The distance that trees may stand from
one another is twenty-five or thirty three
feet, and some plant them forty feet.
The holes to admit the trees should be
roofs, and deep enough so that two or
three inches of fine surface dirt may be
put into the bottom Of the hole. The sur
face dirt is better rs it is richer The
limbs of the tree before it is set out should
be cut back half of the previous season's
growth, and the tree trimmed up to the
point at which you want it to branch. The
trunk OF a tree never grows any in length.
Al its growth in length is in new branches
and at the end Of the old branches. All
branches that tend to interfere with others
ought to be removed. If buds start on the
trunk or the places where they promise to
interfere with branches, break them off.
1t is always we'll TO have two men in set
ting trees. One to take the tree and cut
Off with sharp knife all broken roots. aud
to hold it upright in the hole while the
other Sits the dirt about the roots, being
careful that all roots are in their natural
order and not cramped, and fills up the
dirt occasionally. After the tree is set and
the dirt trodden firmly about il, it shonld
stand the same depth it stood when in the
nursnry.
After an orchard is planted il you want
it to be u success and thrive it must be
plowed and dressed each year. iou may
plant it to potatoes and beans, but not to
corn and grain. Frequently look at the
trunk Of the trees TO see if there be any
borers, which, if found, remove at once
with wire or knife.
IT these suggestions are followed o good
orchard will be the result. -Edicin Il. Tit
comb, IN Detroit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
Ren,oyi,,g Crane ZINE Lenre,.

Some people have an idea that grapes
arc rlpened by the heat of the sun shining
upon them, and therefore cut and slash
their srapevines during the latter part of
Summer. The leaves of the vine are the
lungs. They are essential to perfecting
the fruit, especially the leaf opposite the
bunch. which is most likely to be cut away
in mistaken zeal for letting in sunlight;
without this leaf the bunch will ripen
slowly and never attain its best flavor. Too
much cutting away of the vines is apt to
start dormant buds and thus ruin the crop
Tor next year. Only pinching the end Of
the vine ut midsummer to stop its growth
is allowable,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
Hinfs to IiU,.,cheeDers.

SALT and water cleans willow furniture.
l. For DiarrhGa use boiled milk and castor
oil; also brandy and raw eggs.
BUTTER and lard should be kept in
earthen or stone ware and kept in cool
place.
CHARCOAL ground to powder will be
found to be very good thing for polishing
knives.
A BONNET and trimming may be worn a
much longer time if the dust be brushed
we'll off after walking.
NEW tins should be set over the fire with
boiling water in them for several hours be-
fore food is put into them.
CLAREr stains should, while wet, have
dry salt spread upon them, and afterward
dipped into boiling water.
LITTLE borax added to the water in
which scarlet napkins and red- bordered
towers are washed will prevent them from
fading.
PLASTER busts may be cleaned by dip
ping them into thick liquid cold starch
clear starch mixed with cold water-and
brushing them when dry.
A PIECE of zinc placed on the live Goals
IN hot stove will cffectually clean out n
stovepipe, the vapors produced carrying
off SCOT by chemical decomposition.
To TEST jelly drop a little into cold
water or on cold plate, stirring it for q
few seconds. If it coagulates it is done.
The best jelly only requires five minutes
boiling.
In ironing, have a piece of sandpaper,
such as carpenters use, lying on the table
handy; it removes the sickness of starch
from the iron perfectly with only rub OF
two across it.
POTASH water is the quickest cure for
wasp or bee stinss. a small quantity
should be kept il. a glass stopped bottle.
Open the sting with a needle and put on
one drop of potash water.
Tea stains are very difficult to get out if
neglected. They should be soaked in
| either milk or warm water as soon as pos
sible, and then soaped and rubbed out.
The next washing will etface them wholly.
SALT is preseryative in its nature. If
too much of it is used in cooking food, il
wars against the juices of the stomach and
thus retards digestion, and will in time de-
range the digestive organs. It is best to
use it in small quantities.
To FAKE creases out of drawing paper
OR engravings, lay the paper or engraving
face downward on q sheet of smooth, un-
sized white paper, cover it with another
sheet of the same very slightly damp, and
iron with a moderately warm hatiron.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
The Pious Cavalier.

Toll and danger soon hardened the
recruit into veteran, but he had his
joke all the same. The ordinary cav
airy man was not perfectionist; in
deed, he did not claim to be, as this
incident proves. Near Fairfax Station,
in Virginia, stood little church, but
the preacher was gone, the doors
broken down, and the furniture taken
for uses we'll known to the military
habit. Finally it was resorted to by
the soldiers encamped in the vicinity
for quiet game of poker. About this
time citizen stole in and wrote in
large letters over the place for the pull
pit: ut is written that my house
shall be called house of prayer, but
We have made it a den Of thieves" Not
long after two cavalry men came in
and sat down for a game, and one Of
them, looking up, read the inscription,
and pointing it out to his companion,
quietly remarked: "By gum! Bill,
how did the fellow that wrote that find
us out?" Some General declared that
the cavalry should be the eye of the
army. IT this be the true military
function of that arm of the service, it
is clear that the army was very care
less of its eyes, as the troopers were
kept on picket or engaged in raiding
or scouting nearly all the time. twas
probably a cavalry man who, in view
of these duties, adapted the old verse
to his own times and made it read this
way:
He who fights and runs away
May live to ficht another day:
But he who runs before the fight,
Is wiser by precious sight
At first the natives, especially the
women, were greatly terrified at sight
of q scouting party; but they soon
ceased to fear them and learned to look
to the soldiers for much needed sup
ply of salt and coffee. Into section
of West Virginia new to the Yankee
invaders scouting party OF cavalry on
one occasion made its way, commanded
by Captain who was extremely fond
of butter-milk, and who was in the
habit of calling for some at nearly
every farmhouse. When near one little
town long distance from the Union
lines the party halted in front of
rather fine house, whose inmates ran
to the door crying: "The Yankees have
come! the Yankees have GOMEZ" One of
the household a virgin of forty or over,
more alarmed than even the others,
stretched forth her hands and with the
most imDloring manner and tone ex-
claimed: seer lemen, I am at your
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for
the Husbandman and the
Housewife.
Information for the Farmer, Stock
Breeder. Poulterer, Nurseryman,
and Housekeeper.
FARMING.
Corn Turning Te,iou.

When sowed corn begins to turn yellow
from being sown to thiclSlv, it soon ceases
to acquire any additional value. Not only
does growth cease, but the plant becomes
watery and insipid. Cows will eat it, but
their milk will shrink as compared with
even fair pasture. To give really nutri-
tious stalks, sowed or drilled corn should
have room enough to grow in, SO that most
OF the stalks would at least set nubbin
When this is the case there is u great
amount # sweet in the stalk.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
HOUSEKEEPING.
Jhc ru,uiIv ,lc,t:c;ue Ones,

In a scattered country neighborhoed.
says the Ruyul Ncm- lori;cs, where it is
impossible to summon the doctor very
quickly, the medicine chest is an absolute
necessity. 1t should be we'll arranged, SO
that everything may be found without loss
of time. And it must most emphatically
be out OF the reach of children.
Every house, mother should learn enough
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
DtslskNkilA,ls.

Make the dough as for biscuits, with
sour milk and soda, then add one teaspoon
full of baking powder and roll out as thin
as pie crust; spread with butter, fold and
roll again, cut into inch squares and drop
in the boiling pot.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
tOcE Notes.

CREAM rises almost wholly when the
milk is cooling, says the Dofy Farna.,
and if the milk is warmed upto leo degrees
the cream will nearly all rise while the
milk is gradually cooling down to SO de-
grees.
PHoF. ii. i. ALvoRD believed that the
milk itself was moro susceptible to the in
Auena. c. The air than to the breathing Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
Ea'cctIeIaE Ban.

Take one quart of -four, mix with ii
one-half teaspoonful of salt, three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, miy
thoroughly. Then rub in one-half cup OF
butter. four eggs, one pint Of milk. Pou
the batter into gem pans and bake in &
quick Oyen
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
.FO!-R0asfc,! Eeec.

Take piece of cheap beef, say from the
round, boil two hours in about enough OF
water to almost COVERT; season with pepper
and salt. When tho water is almost boiled
away turn the meat often, to keep it from
sticking to the bottom of the pot. At last
the water will MI be evnporatetl, and then
add to the hot fat flour and water; this will
make rich brown gravy. 1t is best tc
have tablespoonful of four mixed with q
quart of water ready to pour in as soon az
the meat is removed, 80 as not to have the
Fat scorched. Pork, veal, or mutton is
equally nice cooked in this manner.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
COOKING.
Uhits E9.tlit Cake.

One pound of flour, one pound of sugar,
one pound of butter, one pound hlanched
almonds, three pounds citron, one grated
cocoanut, whites Of sixteen eggs, two tea
spoonfuls baking powder, tlaver to taste.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
SOUu Cafe.

One pound -four, one-half pound cur
rents, one-fourth pound raisins, one-fo fourth
pound butter, six ounces sugar, two ounces
orange peel, two ounces almonds, one tea
spoonful carbonate Of soda, flavor with
essence of lemon; add milk enough to make
cake rather stiff, and pat in one-half o
nutmeg.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14

mercy. Take all. Burn, destroy, d.
as you will; but spare, oh, spare nv
honor" "Confound your honor p said
the tn now wrathy and thirsty Captain
nave you got any buttermilk ?" The
excitement Of scouting was enhanced
by the attentions of the guerrillas. who
were greatly aided by knowledge Of
the country and the friendship Of the
people. This is what a Southern o;rl
wrote about her lover, who had gone to
be guerrilla:
with his helmet on his he'd
ana his sabir on his thy
me soler mounts his gallant steed
TO conker or to dye"
He was a rough rider" also, but O
which side is not quite clear, who de-
sired to break the news gently to the
friends of companion who had gone
out OF camp to the tune of the "Rogue's
March, " so he wrote home: poor Bill
has been examined by the surgeon and
discharged, having been found so light
fingered that he couldn't pull the trig-
ger"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
Ereu0 Gri1i1ile Cakes.

Soak small bowl of bread over night in
milk. In the morning mix half cupful OF
flour into which is put one and ne-half
teaspoonfuls of baking powder with one
quart Of milk, three we'll beaten eggs and
little salt. Beat up the bread with this
batter until it is very light and fry del
icate brown. The batter should be thick.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
L2lbDSA Cream

Pare two lemons thin, pour over one
half pint of boiling water, let stand all
night Squeeze the juice Of the lemons on
one half pound of sugar the next morning,
beat three eggs we'll, take out the peel and
mix the water with other ingredients, strain
through q sieve, then stir over brisk fire
till thick as cream; pour hot in the glasses.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
E3pH.k 1 slitttil,f

One quart of milk, one pint bread crumbs,
the yolks Of three eggs, one cup of sugar,
:. small piece OF butter; flavor to taste; bake
twenty minutes; when cool spread Jelly
over it; beat to roth the reserved whites
eggs; mix with one tablespoonful Of sugar;
pile on top of the Jelly and set in hot
oven until slightly Drowned.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
Rue i,a IIhank.

Owing to the low price Of wheat farmers
are becoming less careful to keep it free
from rye. The two grains vary little in
value by weight, and there are many farm-
ers who think that they produce better
crops when grown together, but if rye gets
in the farm, more or less will appear in the
wheat, field every season. Years ago, farm
ers used to cut out the rye just rs its tall
stalks pcered above the wheat; but little of
that is done now. This scattering rye does
not detract enough from the price to make
it worth while to remove it. But rye is
much harder than wheat, and in bad sea-
sons will rapidly increase in proportion to
the finer grain. 1t is worth while to get
pure seed wheat. This is the only way to
prevent rye from coming in.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
Gro,ciHy Early Tomatoes.

A Pennsylvania grower aims to grow his
tomatoes for market as early as possible.
In the height Of the season they show but
very little profit. For early planting, he
sows seeds in January OF February in Shall
low boxes and forces in the greenhouse.
He plants out as soon as the ground is dry
and warm, usually in May, setting the
plants two feet apart, in rows four feet
apart. Each plant is trained to Il stake
four or five feet high. 1t does not pay him
to grow them without stalking. He trims
closely at first, leaving only few branches
for early fruit. Later he does not trim,
but simply ties the vines to the stakes I'M
til the top is reached, when they are al
lowed to hang over and fruit until killed
by frost. In training, he makes about
three tyings 10 a stake, leaving only the
main vine to grow. AS the shoots and
laterals grow, he cuts them back to one
leaf. He is convinced that the finest fruit
is produced by leaving sufficient foliage to
protect it from the direct rays of the sun,
and Mt the same time not SO dense as to ex-
clude light and mir
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-26
PERSONAL.

r G. CLARK is up from Panguitch.
J. NJ. PALMER, of Orderyille, is in
town.
GEORGE PROCTOR, of Union. IS in Salt
Lake.
HENRY BLACKBURN, Of 0rdervilIe, is in
the city,
RoLLIE P. SAKE came down from Og-
den yesterday.
J. W. BIssELL is up from SpringyilIe
on business bent.
J. w. BIssELL, of Springville, spent
Friday in this city.
JOHN ADAMS came down from Center
vile yesterday.
JAMES GILBERT was in from Big Cot
tonwood on Friday.
0. W. Power, and wife, Ogden, regis
tered at the Continental YESTERDAY.
81. T. REYNOLDS. of Springv,iIe, was
locking after business in Salt Lake yes
terdny.
ORsoS SANDERS of South Cottonwood,
picSed up little liquid real estate in
this city yesterday.
COMMISSIONER MoREHoUsE. OF NeDhi,
was among the rep. ese1tstiyes Of tie
southern country III Salt Lake yester-
day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-26

nIAgPLEs, Blackhesds, Chapped and oiiy
1--WE Skin prevented by CUTICUFA MEHl'
GATED SOAP
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-26
HOTEL ARRIVALS,
November Is, 1887
WHITE HOUSE


WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. Walter James and five children, Og-
den; Walter James, ogden; D. o. Plum
mer, Bingham; G Dansie. wife and cnlid,
South jordan; Il. Powell, Lehi; J. Bullock,
Lambs Canyon; A. Morass,. Detroit,
Mich ; Boukofssy, San Francisco; y,
P. Severe, Joseph Won't y. Portland; c. N
James, G. E F Cox, Butte; G. W, Norton,
olorado; Harrington. R L. Rice, B;ng-
ham; c. ] Schiller, MershaltOwn; A. N
Corker, Louisville KY ] Tufts, Richtield;
J. d: Miller, B; R. Miller Stockton;
Chicago; G. Sproele, Park City; w. a
Wallen, Butte; r. 5. Cast. Deep Creek; n. D.
Crandsll, Springvillei w. Barnes, j
| Payne, KaJ sville: D. F. Miller Bingham; c
X. Gay, Sau Francisco; g. Tristrls III, Mrs
NJ. Floyd, Castle Rock; L Schoen, San Fran
| cisco; K. Hotchkin> and wife, Bloomfield,
| Ia j. Cummius, Los Angeles: /. r Watson,
| Alta; S E Smith, Ring am; Mrs. Newell,
| Provo: H. T Reynolds, g. A. Moore, Spring
vile; L Strassburg, stockton; MISS E. Hall,
Grantsville; ColoGeI Bryant and family,
| United States army; ]. Ernst, Bingham; q.
| w Harris, Ogden; J. Jones snd son, j l.
Jones, Spanish Fork; Miss E. Orr, Grants
! vile.
CONTINENTAL.
| r E. Mckinney, Kansas City. No; John
! w. Epley, Phi adelphia; r. Money, New
! York. Rollin 2. SAKE, san francisco: z. A
! St John, Omaha; II II Nell and wi g, J
/ II Ryan, Denver; E NJ. Miller, Chicago; 0
/ W towers, Ogden;J HOughron, Miss NJ. R
/ HoUg hton San Francisco; E R. Woodland
EvarsLoe; Il. d Shell and wife, Nevada; f
4 Ilochstetter, Omaha; A. B. Leggett
EVaEstOu; joan Good and wife, H B
Palmer Miss Betty Clare, Denver
Fred White wife aud child, Minneapolis
Alvin Joslin Company -Charles L. Davis
Oscar Sharpe, Harry G Stanley, Louis R
Wade, Emil Gosselt z L Maxey, VII L.
Talbot A. a. Stewart, Leslie J. ROden,
Frank E Hail, Fred Platts, Scott Snow, John
Pass .'Ohn oss, john Willett. Bert Stubble
| BEN, Charles Z DAy, enry Turner, Frank
H1dley, D. J. sprague, J. NJ. Hyde, Willis K
Butter, George Arthur Starr Benedict, Frank
| Miss Charlotte Wayland, Miss Clara Wash
burn, Miss Marie Bingham.